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Recent Examples of acceptance More from Personal Finance: How Musk’s DOGE took over the Education Department $2.7 billion Pell Grant shortfall poses a threat for college aid Trump’s ‘gold card’ visa opens a door for wealthy college applicants MIT is one of the hardest schools to get into, with an acceptance rate of 4.5%. Jessica Dickler, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025 Of the nearly four thousand accredited colleges in the United States, a majority admit most people who apply; the average acceptance rate is about seventy per cent. Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025 Another immigration crackdown: Fine's bill (SB 244) would prohibit state universities with acceptance rates below 85% from accepting applications from or admitting undocumented students. Martin Vassolo, Axios, 3 Mar. 2025 However, over the past decade, there has been a noticeable shift both in media representation and social acceptance. Allison Palmer, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for acceptance
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Noun
  • That training consists of canine psychology, obedience, agility, tracking, scent detection and more, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
    Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
  • The first step of the process is to establish basic obedience behavior, according to a Dogster article medically reviewed by Dr. Marta Vidal-Abarca.
    Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • The restart is subject to approval by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
    Spencer Kimball, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
  • Both efforts ultimately failed to meet the 60% voter approval for passage.
    Romy Ellenbogen, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Whether the current American president has become a king, particularly after the sweeping grant of immunity in 2024 by the Supreme Court and the seeming acquiescence by Congress to Trump’s latest directives, remains up for debate.
    Claire B. Wofford, The Conversation, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Empowered by this legislative acquiescence, Trump has now decided to put a freeze on all federal aid that does not fit with his agenda.
    Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Their litigations essentially mirrored the same set of issues: Whether the ACC misused media rights, the appropriate penalty or fee (or both) a school should face for exiting the ACC and compliance requirements for member schools.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
  • Meets Evolving Client Expectations: As technologies progress, client preferences and compliance needs will evolve.
    Mit Somaiya, Sourcing Journal, 3 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The latest is an agreement with Iraq to rehabilitate the Kirkuk oilfield.
    Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Trump's record number of executive orders are testing the limits of presidential power Marc Elias, who left Perkins Coie to start his own firm in 2021, brokered an agreement with the research and intelligence firm Fusion GPS to conduct opposition research on Trump leading up to the 2016 election.
    Alexander Mallin, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has not yet set a date for a confirmation hearing.
    David Folkenflik, NPR, 10 Mar. 2025
  • This week, on Thursday, March 13, his friend, Dr. David Weldon, will face a confirmation hearing in the Senate to lead the CDC.
    Judy Stone, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The biggest spotlight has been on Mr. Trump’s very public effort to broker a quick peace in Ukraine, which has entailed previously unthinkable U.S. deference to Moscow’s wishes.
    Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Mar. 2025
  • The odds of that petition succeeding would be very low as courts are obligated under the law to accord high deference to arbitration decisions.
    Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 2 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • According to the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training website, Morales voluntarily surrendered his peace officer certification in March 2024.
    Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Regulatory and certification requirements inhibit quick changes to supply networks, manufacturing sources or locations.
    Jerrold Lundquist, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025

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“Acceptance.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceptance. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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